I remember I was going through the Cursed Boomer Images twitter account (@WeWuzBoomers) when I found one of the worst things I've ever seen on twitter. Bill Mitchell saw the recent Texas shooting and, like a good Republican used it as a chance to blame something he doesn't like.
1-Guns don't kill people, trench coats kill people
2-I take it then you bully them until they do commit a mass shooting because Bill Mitchell doesn't care how many people did as long as he's proven right.
3-Since you seem to love lists I figured I would give you the first 5 words that came to my mind when I first saw this tweet. 1)What 2)is 3)wrong 4)with 5)you.
Mind you, Bill's twitter is filled with all sorts of hot takes that show you how much of a Republican he is. Here are a few of my favorites:
Mind you, that's still not the hottest take I found on this subject. Candace Owens, or the person who wants a legal fund so she can sue media outlets that are mean to black conservatives, had one of the worst takes possible.
"The breakdown of the family" is a bad thing, however, it's not happening. And even if it is, where's her proof it would lead to mass shootings?
"The mocking of religion" just doesn't make any sense, especially when you consider Candace's views on Muslims. In most of the middle east mocking Islam is punishable by death and yet, as Candace herself has pointed out many times, many Muslims are violent. In fact, her saying that could be considered mocking the religion of Islam, and as such she could be considered part of the problem.
"The over medicating of society" is easily the most harmful right-wing conspiracy theory. Excuse me for being dismissive of an idea that led to a man trying to kill himself, but please shut up. Look, Penn and Teller: Bullshit has tons of episodes on this, just go watch those. They're instant play on Hulu and I don't have time to go through every reason why this is so wrong.
While not as harmful, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk still had some takes so hot that the weather channel just couldn't predict them. Here are some of my favorites:
My response to this argument is actually not as much anger as some would think because they aren't entirely wrong. However, the issue isn't that they are covering these shooters, it's that they are trying to humanize them.
Within hours of the shooting, you can already find stories about how the shooter was bullied or trying to find some way as to how this wasn't his fault. Compare this to how we teach kids about the Nazi's, Stalin, or terrorists (typically because they weren't white or American but that's another story). We don't pretend like they had any kind of point instead, we only teach them to see these views as the evil they are.
Treat the shooters as the evil they are and I can promise you the cycle of violence will be far less common.
Just a hint. If a student is a 1) loner, 2) quiet, 3) is bullied, 4) loves violent video games and 5) wears a trench coat to school - you can pretty much profile them as a potential mass shooterI had 3 reactions to this tweet and, after realizing there is no possible way I could be too mean towards him with this blog post considering what he just said unless I encouraged violence towards him (which I don't), decided to just give you all three.
1-Guns don't kill people, trench coats kill people
2-I take it then you bully them until they do commit a mass shooting because Bill Mitchell doesn't care how many people did as long as he's proven right.
3-Since you seem to love lists I figured I would give you the first 5 words that came to my mind when I first saw this tweet. 1)What 2)is 3)wrong 4)with 5)you.
Mind you, Bill's twitter is filled with all sorts of hot takes that show you how much of a Republican he is. Here are a few of my favorites:
#Democrats hate God. God started America. Democrats hate America. Makes perfect sense.
The single biggest #HateGroup in America is the #DemocratParty and they hate America most of all. The amusing part is, very few will actually even try to deny this. They're actually proud of it. P.S., Second thing they hate the most? 3 letters, starts with G, ends with d.
Democrats hate God and Israel. At least they're consistent.These are just some of the many takes that prove Al Gore correct which Bill spits out on a daily basis. However, it's undeniable his mass shooting take is easily his worst. The thing that makes this the evilest is that how he seems to be saying that if someone is being bullied you should bully them more. To any school administrators reading this, Billy over here seems to think that if you see a kid being bullied you should be more worried about the victim becoming a shooter than you should be with stopping the bullying.
Mind you, that's still not the hottest take I found on this subject. Candace Owens, or the person who wants a legal fund so she can sue media outlets that are mean to black conservatives, had one of the worst takes possible.
There is no law, no president, and no congress that can be responsible for raising our children. I wonder which networks & journalists will be brave enough to ditch the usual political banter, and start addressing the real issues at the core of these shootings. #TexasShootingWhen someone asked her what the "real issues" are the results were downright comical:
The breakdown of the family. The mocking of religion The over-medicating of society.Let's break this down one by one.
"The breakdown of the family" is a bad thing, however, it's not happening. And even if it is, where's her proof it would lead to mass shootings?
"The mocking of religion" just doesn't make any sense, especially when you consider Candace's views on Muslims. In most of the middle east mocking Islam is punishable by death and yet, as Candace herself has pointed out many times, many Muslims are violent. In fact, her saying that could be considered mocking the religion of Islam, and as such she could be considered part of the problem.
"The over medicating of society" is easily the most harmful right-wing conspiracy theory. Excuse me for being dismissive of an idea that led to a man trying to kill himself, but please shut up. Look, Penn and Teller: Bullshit has tons of episodes on this, just go watch those. They're instant play on Hulu and I don't have time to go through every reason why this is so wrong.
While not as harmful, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk still had some takes so hot that the weather channel just couldn't predict them. Here are some of my favorites:
Did you know: Over the last 25 years, the U.S. gun homicide rate has fallen by over half while the gun violence victimization rate has fallen by about 70% Gun crime is rapidly decreasing as conceal carry becomes more abundant and people are allowed to legally protect themselvesDid you know: If you put "Did You Know" at the beginning of any statement you don't have to cite any sources for Republicans to believe it.
The NRA is continually the only organization to get blamed for actions their members do not commitDid you know: The president of the NRA is Oliver North who sold weapons to Iran and gave that money to terrorists in the 1980's. For a group that isn't a terrorist organization, they sure seem to be friendly with terrorists.
When tragedy strikes, if your immediate instinct is to restrict someone’s rights you are most likely a liberalI'm just going to back-to-back it with this:
If the Bush FBI put a spy in the Obama campaign people would be in prison by nowBut easily, the worst reaction by Charlie and his buddies is the blame on the mainstream media.
Maybe we should stop showing the killers face on TV and start showing the armed heroes that prevent these shootings Stop saying his name. Stop giving attention to murders. The attention is partly why they do this. Our media creates these monstersYes Charlie, let's stop informing people when a mass shooting happens. To be fair, this is an idea many people have thought of so it is worth taking seriously. Many of you may have seen this video by AlternateHistoryHub making the same argument.
My response to this argument is actually not as much anger as some would think because they aren't entirely wrong. However, the issue isn't that they are covering these shooters, it's that they are trying to humanize them.
Within hours of the shooting, you can already find stories about how the shooter was bullied or trying to find some way as to how this wasn't his fault. Compare this to how we teach kids about the Nazi's, Stalin, or terrorists (typically because they weren't white or American but that's another story). We don't pretend like they had any kind of point instead, we only teach them to see these views as the evil they are.
Treat the shooters as the evil they are and I can promise you the cycle of violence will be far less common.
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